Some Good News About DSIF 2007...

Got some emails from Zach (the festival's organizer) and he's making a BIG use of Stinger at this year's festival. Thanks to his recent invitation, International Stinger will not only be playing a Friday night set... but we'll also be playing the late Friday night Cagematch (representing the entire city of Chicago) and hosting Open Court on Saturday night in the DSIF space!

I have to tell you, we're all pretty pumped up about this opportunity. First of all, it's a big deal to us, to be invited to participate more in the festival. This is our fourth year coming back and we've consistently had good shows there. I think that gives Zach confidence in asking us to step up a bit. He knows we'll bring our "A" game.

So, we'll practice CageMatch style playing at the next few rehearsals. (We're performing out "Heroes" form for our show. And we're pretty confident that we'll nail Open Court, having run the show for two years now.) Playing in a CageMatch is something entirely new to me...I can't wait to learn that particular skillset.

In other news, I am no longer coaching Speed Lemon. I needed to step away. I was feeling increasingly like I was not a good fit to what they want to do in rehearsals. I also felt like my communication style wasn't working for them. Which was frustrating me, as well. I've found a superlative replacement coach for them, in the meantime. They can decide to keep him or hire someone else, on their own. I wish them nothing but the best of luck on what they decide to do, from here.

In unrelated news, I've added theme appropriate pictures of monkeys to this blog, over on the left. I like them. They're whimsical. I plan to keep them for a while. Who doesn't like monkeys? Right?

Cheers,
Mr.B


Kickin' Ass in 2007: International Stinger!